Ornamental and Turf Grass Pest Management Florida Pesticide Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2024/2025 (100% Verified)

Ornamental and Turf Grass Pest Management Florida Pesticide Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2024/2025 (100% Verified) Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) - Correct Answer-the agency that administers the Florida Pesticide Law (Chapter 487) Florida Pesticide Law - Correct Answer-The law that governs the use of pesticides in Florida, which is administered by the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services (FDACS). ornamental and turf pest control applicator - Correct Answeran individual who is licensed to use or supervise the use of restricted used pesticides, or other pesticides requiring licensure, in the production of ornamental trees, shrubs, flowers or turf; or for the maintenance of any such ornamental plants or turf grasses growing in or on cemeteries, Ornamental and Turf Grass Pest Management Florida Pesticide Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025 pg. 2 l golf courses, parks, or athletic fields; but not including the use or supervision of restricted use fumigant pesticides. this category is valid or licensure of commercial and public applicators recertification - Correct Answer-The process by which licensed pesticide applicators accumulate continuing education units in order to keep the license valid. restricted use pesticides (RUP) - Correct Answer-Pesticides for retail sale to, and use by, only certified applicators or persons under their direct supervision and only for those purposes covered by the applicator's certification. Public Applicator - Correct Answer-is a licensed applicator employed by a public or governmental agency. the license is only valid when performing work for the public or governmental agency. The public applicator fee for a four-year license is $100 Commercial applicator - Correct Answer-is a licensed applicator who is licensed to apply restricted-use pesticides on any property provided they are certified in the category for pg. 3 l which the applications are made. A commercial applicator is usually a contract applicator. The commercial applicator fee for a four-year license is $250 Active ingredient - Correct Answer-the substance in a pesticide product that is intended to kill, repel, otherwise control a target pest acute effect - Correct Answer-an effect that becomes apparent soon after exposure to a pesticide occurs Brand name - Correct Answer-name under which the manufacturer sells the products caution - Correct Answer-the signal word used on labels of the least toxic pesticides certified applicator - Correct Answer-A person who has demonstrated through an examination process the ability to safely handle and apply restricted-use pesticides. pg. 4 l chemical name - Correct Answer-the official name given to a chemical compound to distinguish it from other chemical compounds common name - Correct Answer-The recognized, nonscientific name given to pesticides. Danger - Correct Answer-the signal word used on labels of highly hazardous pesticides due to serious health or environmental hazards directions for use - Correct Answer-the instructions found on pesticide labels indicating the proper procedures for mixing and application establishment number - Correct Answer-A number assigned to registered pesticides by the U.S. EPA that indicates the location of the manufacturing or formulation facilities of that product. Formulation - Correct Answer-a mixture of active ingredient combined during manufacture with inert ingredients pg. 5 l inert ingredients - Correct Answer-all materials in the pesticide formulation other than the active ingredient. some inert ingredients may be toxic or hazardous to people labeling - Correct Answer-the pesticide label and all associated materials, including supplemental labels, special local needs registration information, and manufacturer's information. the label is a legal document Personal protective equipment (PPE) - Correct Answer-devices and garments that protect handlers from exposure to pesticides- these are coveralls, eye protection, gloves, boots, respirators, aprons and hats registration number - Correct Answer-numbers assigned to a pesticide product to identify that the product has been approved by the US EPA Restricted Entry Interval (REI) - Correct Answer-A period of time that must elapse between application of a pesticide and when i is safe to allow people into the treated area without requiring they wear PPE and receive early-entry worker training. pg. 6 professoraxe l Sensitization - Correct Answer-the initial exposure of an individual to a substance, resulting in an immune response; subsequent exposure results in an allergic response signal word - Correct Answer-One of three words (Danger, Warning, Caution) found on pesticide labels to indicate the relative hazard of the chemical. statement of practical treatment - Correct Answer-a section of the pesticide label that provides information about treating people who have been exposed to the pesticide. This includes emergency first aid information toxicity - Correct Answer-the degree or extent that a chemical substance is poisonous unclassified (general use) pesticide - Correct Answer-a pesticide that can be bought and used by the general public without special permits warning - Correct Answer-the signal word used on labels of pesticides considered to be moderately toxic or hazardous pg. 7 professoraxe l Aesthetic injury level (AIL) - Correct Answer-a level of pest damage or number of pests the general public or a customer will tolerate on a plant or landscape biological control - Correct Answer-the release and/or conservation of natural enemies (such as parasites, predators, and pathogens) and other beneficial organisms (such as pollinators). cultural control - Correct Answer-the proper selection, establishment, and maintenance (such as mowing/pruning, fertilization, and irrigation) or turf and landscape plants economic threshold - Correct Answer-the density of a pest at which a management intervention is economically justified Integrated pest management (IPM) - Correct Answer-the selection, integration, and implementation of multiple pest control techniques based on predictable economic, ecological, and sociological consequences, making maximum use of naturally occurring pest controls, such as weather, disease agents, and parasitoids; using various biological, physical, chemical, and habitat modification methods of control; and using artificial controls only as required to keep particular pg. 8 professoraxe l pests from surpassing intolerable population levels predetermined from an accurate assessment of the pest damage potential and the ecological, sociological and economic costs of other control measures Adjuvant - Correct Answer-substance used to modify the physical characteristic of a liquid spray application to improve its performance amino acids - Correct Answer-important organic compounds that combine to form proteins. amino acids and proteins are the building blocks of life biotype - Correct Answer-a group of genetically identical organisms within a species BMPs - Correct Answer-best management practices. procedures to reduce nonpoint source pollution and promote the efficient use of water Drift - Correct Answer-the unintentional airborne movement of pesticides to non target areas pg. 9 professoraxe l EPA Reduced Risk product - Correct Answer-a conventional pesticide that poses less rick to human health and the environment than existing conventional alternatives Eradicate (curative) fungicide - Correct Answer-fungicide that destroys disease that has already began to damage plant tissue fatty acids - Correct Answer-molecules that are an important component in cell membranes fungicide - Correct Answer-pesticide that is toxic to fungi herbicide - Correct Answer-pesticide that is toxic to weeds